Sorcerer’s HandbookTechnician’s Manual

术师手册

A paradise for harem lovers. Through chapter 1-600 it isn't too bad, you can largely ignore the harem nonsense going on in the background but after 600+ chapter it becomes egregious. every female introduced somehow falls in love with mc and as if somehow his 3 main girls + the team of 3 reserve harem members wasn't enough, 3 previous assumed male characters reveal "oh actually I'm A female" and slowly start to fall in love with MC. 😫 its such a shame because underneath all the harem antics there's an interesting world with cool unique concepts but at my current chapter of 830 its like wading though a swamp that is harem filth just to find a shiny rock.

From translators website

I read about 1000 chapters of this novel. The further the plot goes, the more it is a harem, the more time is devoted to that burning heap of garbage of the hero’s relationships. The longer the more absurd, even the evil thousand-year-old psychopathic mass murderer can turn into a cat girl as the protagonist's slave. Much more could be said about this, but I think the trend is clear.

P.S. Some parts of the story are really interestingly written, especially at the beginning, I wouldn't spend so much time on it without hoping for improvement.

Ok, I did read until chapter 300 and I can only say one thing (WOW). The psychology behind the characters and the way they interact and think is genuine because you can relate to them and understand their motives and why they act the way they act. The Author has a high understanding of psychology and some interesting philosophical points of view.

Cons
For now, women are the only characters he draws from his Game interference. There are only two but I am afraid it will go in the path of harem however I don't think it will happen because the author is smart.

Only at chapter 74 seems really good I’m looking forward to seeing it unfold into a masterpiece or a waste of time.

my evaluation (B) for now

So far I would say it's a 7/10.

Interesting opening and plot so far @Ch61. Main character and current operative seem interesting and it's nice to have a split POV to see how they're both living outside of their interactions with one another.

The power system is unique, but not super clearly explained (or not easy necessarily to understand) and it's very different to the regular cultivation novels I might read.

Lots of potential and a good translation. I'm probably going to start on the MTL now and see how that feels to read!

very interesting world background

I'm on chapter 73 and everything indicates that this is a hidden gem. The book has more than 1000 chapters and from the author's way of writing it is clear that readers will discover the answers as they read. There will not be an internal dialogue paragraph in which the MC thinks about the specific power system or some solutions, generally the explanations will occur during conversations with other characters.

Yes, all the characters so far are important, interesting and with personality, I can only say that I struck gold when I was looking for copper. Maybe I'll come back later for another review.

Chapter 234 > I can say that this story is still very good, but the MC leaves me with conflicting feelings. As the MC himself says, he is indifferent to many things, he doesn't have a very big ambition, he really is similar to a spectator (Observer of the Apocalypse? haha) and that is a little frustrating. He almost always accepts things as they are, although I don't question it as much, there are times when it makes me angry, almost frustrated. In the chapter he is now linked to a contract that has a loophole that will turn him into a slave in 3 months, but he is very indifferent to this, he himself says that it makes no sense to suffer for something that will only happen in 101 days, but it should live the present. Anyway, his indifference irritates me, but the way it's happening I think he will have personality growth in the future. P.S: The best moments are the MC's interactions with the secondary characters, especially Sword Girl.
Another example: The MC made it very clear that his biggest motivation for escaping from prison was Sword Girl, he wanted to fulfill his goals a little (I don't see him as simp)

#panic#

The original language is Chinese, not Korean.